Crystal Castles (music group)

Lollapalooza opened in Grant Park on Friday to -- what else? -- rain and a soggy turf that required wood chips to be imported and portions of Hutchinson Field to be roped off. Inclement weather is now a regular visitor at this festival, especially after a major storm prompted a brief evacuation last year.

The opening hours Friday weren't nearly so dramatic after morning rain puddled the field. The three-day, 30-hour, 130-band mega-concert is expected to draw 270,000 people to the park, and fatten the city's wallet by more than $4 million.

Greg Kot(GK), Bob Gendron(BG) and Andy Downing(AD) give us the play-by-play of day one.

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